text;

[unfettered]

[Encrypted to castmates.]

[Erica doesn't bother with video or audio for this. She doesn't want to encourage conversation in which she has to actually speak and have people hear how she sounds when she does. It may be obvious that she's hiding behind text but considering circumstances, she doubts that anyone will blame her.]

I know what you were all hiding from me now.
I'm not mad. I get why you all did it.
But I know now so you can all breathe a sigh of relief or whatever.
If you have something to say, say it now, but I'm not interested in having any lengthy discussions after this.

[And hopefully they'll understand if she's a bit withdrawn for a while, because as much as her text says that she's not mad, it doesn't mean she's not emotional. It doesn't mean she's done coping with her now acutely uncomfortable sense of mortality.]

Comments

private text;

[unfettered]

I'd rather have you help hold her down than have your permission.

[Mainly because she doesn't need it :T]

And it's...it is what it is. It's not fine but it's going to have to be. A bit late for me to survive but I'm still me. That's not changing.

private text;

[skybluejeep]

Oh, gladly. I'll give her a wolfsbane enema.

Honestly, you can survive here. I've already talked to the Emperor. She says that if you want to stay here when we've defeated Mally the Soi-Distant Big Bad, you can.

I mean...if you wanted you. It's a shit choice, but at least you'd be alive...

private text;

[unfettered]

Yeah, I caught that. We survive the Big Bad and I can either go back to being dead or live on Turtle Island.

[She doesn't know what she'd do. Living seems the obvious answer, but at the same time news of her demise hit her hard enough that she's not discounting just letting it all go out of hand.]

Everyone else will go back even if I decide to stay.

private text;

[skybluejeep]

Yeah. I know.

Maybe...maybe Boyd will show up? Then you two can stay here together.

private text;

[unfettered]

Yeah, maybe. If not, then that's that.

Anyway, I'm not going to be around much for a while. Just wanted to let everyone know the cat's out of the bag.

[So hopefully, no one will be surprised or press for her company when she's obviously dealing with things.]

private text;

[skybluejeep]

Yeah, I get it.

Listen, if you need anything, I'm here. Don't be a stranger, okay?

private text;

[unfettered]

Yeah, I know. Thanks. I'll be in touch when I'm in the mood for company again.

[AKA don't call her, she'll call you.]